Germany, Imperial. A First War Hesse Medal Pair Auction Archive Rhön” on the reverse

Rhön” on the reverse

He was diagnosed with a varicocele (a varicocele is an abnormal enlargement of the pampiniform venous plexus in the scrotum

with MARINE - FLIEGER ABTEILUNG cap tally (seen in accompanying portrait)

followed by a transfer to the 24th Infantry Training Battalion on February 16

plus various eyewitness reports

Germany, Imperial. A First War Hesse Medal Pair Auction Archive Rhön” on the reverse(Ordensschnalle). A First War period medal bar featuring two decorations, including a 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three